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Forum: Military Aviation
21st Aug 2016, 04:21
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By Walter603

Danny, Chugalug, MPN11, Fareastdriver, et al. ...

Danny, Chugalug, MPN11, Fareastdriver, et al.

Thanks mates for your comments and sympathy. I still feel the emotional pain after all these years of what happened to me and my family in those...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Aug 2016, 07:49
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,221
Posted By Walter603

Old Comrades

On Thursday afternoon, 3rd May, we were flown from Brussels through dirty weather to England. At last after 3 years came that longed-for moment when I could see the "white cliffs of Dover" over the...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Aug 2016, 06:00
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,221
Posted By Walter603

Old Comrades

After a good sleep I walked around and met Lieutenant Grayber, a very cheerful young man who drove me about in his jeep on various visits and finally took me to lunch at his Mess. Meat and...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Aug 2016, 07:01
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,221
Posted By Walter603

Old Comrades

We crossed the bridge at Prettin with no incident. The road was now one continuous stream of refugees and we learned that Falkenberg had been cleared by 8.30 on Sunday evening. Of course, we found...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Aug 2016, 05:25
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,221
Posted By Walter603

Hello Chugalug, After all these years, I don't...

Hello Chugalug,
After all these years, I don't regret the action I took. I would have been better off if I had used an "escape committee" plan, but can't find evidence that those committees existed...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Aug 2016, 04:35
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,221
Posted By Walter603

Old Comrades

Winter was extremely cold. We were able to exist on our food parcels, sometimes reduced to one parcel each week between two men, and occasional stolen vegetables which we filched from railway wagons...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jul 2016, 06:28
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,221
Posted By Walter603

Danny42C Your 8991-92. I had no intention to...

Danny42C
Your 8991-92. I had no intention to let the Goons know that I had a false ID.
As to "pay" and "pocket money", to the best of my knowledge there was none for all those insiders of Stalags...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jul 2016, 09:49
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,221
Posted By Walter603

Old Comrades

Life became more and more desperate and unhappy. We were made to work very long hours. Although natural inclination was not to put too much into the job anyway, the fact that we were on minimum...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jul 2016, 05:57
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,221
Posted By Walter603

Old Comrades

As night fell on that second evening, we started to cross the open country once more. By sound from the railways and direction from the night sky, we made our way southwards again. We made good...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jul 2016, 08:25
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,221
Posted By Walter603

Old Comrades

We three couldn't help chuckling to ourselves as we stole away into the darkness. We had plans to proceed southwards as fast as possible, maybe hitching a ride on a train if such were available. We...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jul 2016, 08:15
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,221
Posted By Walter603

Old Comrades

Early next morning, with some trepidation, we were sent out of Muhlberg. There were 40 of us Army personnel and we were paraded and inspected very carefully by the Feldwebel (the NCO in charge)....
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jul 2016, 06:11
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,221
Posted By Walter603

Chugalug. Yes you ar right with your impression...

Chugalug. Yes you ar right with your impression that we made fun of the Goons whenever possible. It became almost a hobby to annoy them, and certainly a necessity when obtaining illicit coal blocks,...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jul 2016, 05:55
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,221
Posted By Walter603

Hello Warmtoast. Yes I can see that the street is...

Hello Warmtoast. Yes I can see that the street is updated. It weemed like a huge block of flats when I last visied in about 1947. My wartime pal George emigrated to Canada some time before I came to...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jul 2016, 10:53
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,221
Posted By Walter603

Brian48nay. That's sad Brian. Your Dad...

Brian48nay.
That's sad Brian. Your Dad certainly was entitled to a war injury pension for his suffering. What a pity that he wasn't counselled to make the claim.

Chugalug.
Sorry but I've made...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jul 2016, 09:24
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,221
Posted By Walter603

Old Comrades

There were one or two concert parties formed, which were allowed to tour around and visit the huts until "lights out", which was about 8pm each night. There was also a clever system of play-reading,...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jul 2016, 04:39
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,221
Posted By Walter603

Danny. I didn't shave until I was back in...

Danny.
I didn't shave until I was back in Blighty and getting on to be 23! No, I didn't grow a beard. As you noticed I kept most of my hair on top of my head. Still got lots of it, now white!
...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jul 2016, 08:11
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,221
Posted By Walter603

Old Comrades

http://www.eacott.com.au/gallery/d/7670-2/STALAG+IVB+record.jpg

I remember that awful, first train journey from Greece to Germany. I remember many other train journeys taken in Germany, and...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jul 2016, 05:52
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,221
Posted By Walter603

Old Comrades

We were twelve days in an unheated train, with wooden seats, two guards per prisoner, travelling up through all the lower European countries. What a dreadful journey. Black bread, occasional soup, a...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jul 2016, 04:38
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,221
Posted By Walter603

Chugalug and Danny. Re sitting ducks, escape...

Chugalug and Danny.
Re sitting ducks, escape plans and Chatanooga. I must say I was highly suspicious of the apparent lack of action by the Huns in failing to repair the loose window in my...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jun 2016, 07:00
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,221
Posted By Walter603

Old Comrades

I was interrogated twice by an officer who threatened to have me shot if I didn’t disclose information, but I reminded him of my obligation to give him only my name rank and RAF number, and he...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jun 2016, 08:10
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,221
Posted By Walter603

Old Comrades

All through the night I kept starting up from a fitful doze, looking for signal flares. I felt sure we would be rescued by some magical allied submarine which would pop up nearby. This had actually...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jun 2016, 07:19
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,221
Posted By Walter603

Well here we are blokes, back in the Old Dart...

Well here we are blokes, back in the Old Dart after a few weeks in cold, wet Blighty. With my No. 2 grandson Joel as my carer, we stayed in London, Norfolk and Yorkshire. At Kirk Ella near Hull, my...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th May 2016, 01:16
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,221
Posted By Walter603

Old comrades

When we arrived back at Base, my beloved "Z" for Zombie was damaged somewhat. Among other things, an aileron wire had been severed, clean shot through, and I hadn't full wing control. The following...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th May 2016, 05:18
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,221
Posted By Walter603

Old comrades

We continued our sorties into enemy territory, and on 9th November 1943, we escorted Beaufighters from a sister squadron, No. 252, who were armed with torpedoes, into the Aegean Sea area, once more....
Forum: Military Aviation
13th May 2016, 11:34
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,221
Posted By Walter603

Old comrades

On one effort, over a Dodecanese airfield, our Flight Commander, Squadron Leader Barry Atkinson, claimed to have aimed his aircraft and fired his guns at a large party of soldiers, headed by an...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th May 2016, 02:30
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,221
Posted By Walter603

Danny, I didn't get to Palermo. We were in sicily...

Danny, I didn't get to Palermo. We were in sicily only about 4 weeks before being shunted back to Libya and apart from Erice on the mountain I only visited a couple of small towns like Mazala....
Forum: Military Aviation
8th May 2016, 02:17
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,221
Posted By Walter603

Danny - yes, it was a lethal combination. We were...

Danny - yes, it was a lethal combination. We were instructed to fly all our "rover" patrols at 20 feet above sea level to keep below enemy RDF. For safety I was usually up to 50 feet and even that...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th May 2016, 06:34
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,221
Posted By Walter603

Old comrades

We four, Reub and Len, Bob and I, took a trip (cadged rides in Yankee jeeps, mainly) up the local mountain, about 3,000 feet high, on the north-west corner of Sicily, and there found the most...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Apr 2016, 23:56
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,221
Posted By Walter603

Danny. The wise heads in Australia decided not...

Danny.
The wise heads in Australia decided not to follow the Old Dart's move, and formed the Royal Australian Air Force on 31st March, 1921.
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Apr 2016, 07:04
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,221
Posted By Walter603

Whilst on the subject of royalty (and villainy)...

Whilst on the subject of royalty (and villainy) have my fellow readers remembered that this is a significant time of year for Old Comrades and those who followed? I refer to that bastard Hitler, who...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Apr 2016, 10:37
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,221
Posted By Walter603

This is the place I spoke of, 3,000 feet high, NW...

This is the place I spoke of, 3,000 feet high, NW Sicily near Trapani, where we spent time exploring. Four of us stayed in the only hotel we could find, and were actually served eggs for breakfast....
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Apr 2016, 04:32
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,221
Posted By Walter603

Old Comrades

Came July 1943, and an invading Armada built up in the Mediterranean. On the 9th of the month, our Squadron was sent out to support the invasion of Sicily. Becoming airborne in the dark, I was over...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Mar 2016, 06:52
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,221
Posted By Walter603

Nugget90 Those photos of RAAF Veterans...

Nugget90

Those photos of RAAF Veterans forming up to parade on ANZAC Day remind me that last year I joined former members of the No 36 Sqn RAAF Association in Sydney with the same aim in...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Mar 2016, 04:29
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,221
Posted By Walter603

A few more squeamish than others among us, did...

A few more squeamish than others among us, did not like the look of the bare feet treading the grapes but I can assure you that the wine tasted most pleasant! More on Sicily in the next post.
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Mar 2016, 04:19
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,221
Posted By Walter603

Old Comrades

I lived in a four-man tent with Bob Pritchard, my Observer/Navigator, and the pair of great friends I have mentioned, Reub Giles and Len Coulstock, who formed another crew. We made our desert home as...
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